I have a '49 A, and a #38 sickle mower (semi-mounted). I bought an over-riding PTO clutch this winter, so I put it on the A, for obvious reasons, after many years of using it without the over-ride.
The mower mounting bracket on the A is slid back on the drawbar support as far as it will go. With the over-ride on the PTO stub, the mower's PTO shaft is 5" too long to even hook up, let alone have room for flex over uneven ground.
I could cut the pto shaft shorter, but I also have a 60 that I can put the mower on, and if I cut the shaft, it will be too short to use on the 60, and it's only about 12" long now, when pushed to shortest length.
Other option is to remake the mower mount (on the A) and extend it back further, but that will put the round mounting stubs 13" past the end of the drawbar support. Not sure if this will put too much stress on the bolts that hold the drawbar support up, or the casting that they bolt into. Figure I would have to put diagonal supports from the mower mount bracket up at an angle to the studs on the axle housing, to help hold up the mower mount bracket.
Am I missing something here as far as using an over-ride, without having to remake/modify either the PTO shaft or the mounts?
Any other options?
Thanks.
The mower mounting bracket on the A is slid back on the drawbar support as far as it will go. With the over-ride on the PTO stub, the mower's PTO shaft is 5" too long to even hook up, let alone have room for flex over uneven ground.
I could cut the pto shaft shorter, but I also have a 60 that I can put the mower on, and if I cut the shaft, it will be too short to use on the 60, and it's only about 12" long now, when pushed to shortest length.
Other option is to remake the mower mount (on the A) and extend it back further, but that will put the round mounting stubs 13" past the end of the drawbar support. Not sure if this will put too much stress on the bolts that hold the drawbar support up, or the casting that they bolt into. Figure I would have to put diagonal supports from the mower mount bracket up at an angle to the studs on the axle housing, to help hold up the mower mount bracket.
Am I missing something here as far as using an over-ride, without having to remake/modify either the PTO shaft or the mounts?
Any other options?
Thanks.